Related Links

Below is a list of websites that you may find useful as they provide a wide range of advice and support for people with mental health problems, their carers and families. However this list is by no means comprehensive and is therefore constantly being updated. If you would like to have your Website included here or you details amended please contact us by email admin@mentalhealthsupport.co.uk

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www.actiononhearingloss.org.uk – Action on Hearing Loss is the new name for RNID. We’re working for a world where hearing loss doesn’t limit or label people, where tinnitus is silenced and where people value and look after their hearing.

www.adref.org.uk – Adref is a registered charity that works in partnership with other organisations to address and prevent homelessness in South Wales.

www.acmorgannwg.org.uk – The site has been designed to provide you with information about the work of the Charity, the services we provide and how you can support us by becoming a volunteer, making a donation or buying our products and services.

www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk – This takes you to the AA portal that provides information for people who want help with a drink problem or information about recovery.

www.al-anonuk.org.uk – Al-Anon Family Groups provide understanding, strength and hope to anyone whose life is, or has been, affected by someone else’s drinking.

www.alzheimers.org.uk – The Alzheimer’s Society is the UK’s leading care and research charity for people with dementia, their families and carers.

– The Amber Project provides help and support to young people (14-25) who have experience of self harm.

We can offer you help in a number of different ways including counselling, Friday evening workshops, theatre workshops, and informal support.

www.artsfactory.co.uk – Arts Factory is an independent development trust based in the Rhondda Valleys in South Wales, an area of acute deprivation, that is committed to building a strong, inclusive community. Arts Factory has been operating since 1990, has been widely recognised as a model of good practice, and has a strong track record of delivering innovative projects on the ground and of including the most marginalised people in an already disadvantaged community in its work. Arts Factory recognises that the challenges our community faces are long term and that it will take many years of ongoing work to fully address them. We understand that we need to move away from a position of grant dependency and we are working to develop a portfolio of social enterprises that we hope will fund our work in the future.

www.ash.org.uk – ASH is for public health and tobacco control, not anti-smoker. We aim to be innovative and agenda setting bust our policies are always evidence-based.

www.ategi.org.uk – Ategi supports people in their Home, at Leisure, in Education, at Work and in their social lives.

www.awetu.org.uk – AWETU is dedicated solely to working with the public and private sector, user and survivor groups, and voluntary agencies to promote and foster the mental health of Black and Minority Ethnic individuals, families, and communities in Wales.

www.bataid.org – This is the website of an organisation which aims to lessen the harm caused by benzodiazepine tranquillisers and sleeping pills, and drugs with similar effects.

www.b-eat.co.uk – Beat is the leading UK charity for people with eating disorders and their families. Beat is the working name of the Eating Disorders Association, and we continue to build on the strong foundations of the past 20 years of work.

Eating disorders are a serious mental illness affecting 1.6 million people in the UK. Beat provides helplines for adults and young people, online support and a UK-wide network of self-help groups to help people beat their eating disorder.

www.bhf.org.uk – This is the website for the British Heart Foundation.

www.britkid.org – This is a website about race, racism and life – as seen through the eyes of the Britkids.

www.brook.org.uk – This is the website for Brook Advisory who provide information about sexual health.

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www.camh.org.uk – A website which focuses on child and adolescent mental health issues.

www.carers.org – The Princess Royal Trust for Carers is the largest provider of comprehensive carers support services in the UK.

www.carersinformation.org.uk – This is the Carers Information web site. Here you will find articles, documents, links and other resources to support informal carers.

www.carersuk.org – Carers UK is an organisation of carers fighting to end this injustice. We will not stop until people recognise the true value of carers’ contribution to society and carers get the practical, financial and emotional support they need.

www.childline.org.uk – ChildLine is the UK’s free, 24-hour helpline for children in distress or danger. Trained volunteer counselors comfort, advise and protect children and young people who may feel they have nowhere else to turn.

www.cliconline.co.uk – The CLIC project is currently run by Careers Wales Association. It is the National Information and Advice Service for young people in Wales 11 to 25 and is funded by the Welsh Assembly Government.

www.counselling-directory.org.uk – Counselling Directory was set up with a simple but much needed purpose – to put those who need help in touch with those people who provide it.

www.crossroads.org.uk – A Crossroads service is about giving time – improving the lives of carers by giving them time to be themselves and have a break from their caring responsibilities.

www.cruse.org.uk – Cruse Bereavement Care exists to promote the well-being of bereaved people and to enable anyone bereaved by death to understand their grief and cope with their loss. Services are free to bereaved people. The organisation provides support and offers information, advice, education and training services.

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www.dentalhealth.org.uk – The Foundation is the leading UK-based independent oral health charity. It aims to help people improve their oral health through a range of project activities run under the British Dental Health Foundation name in the UK, and the International Dental Health Foundation throughout the rest of the world.

www.depressionalliance.org – Depression Alliance believes that the stigma and lack of accurate information surrounding depression continues to prevent people from seeking and finding appropriate and vital help when it is required.

www.depressionanon.co.uk – FDA is a UK nationwide self-help organisation made up of individual members and groups which meet locally on a regular basis for mutual support.

www.drugscope.org.uk – DrugScope is the Uk’s leading independent centre of expertise on drugs: Their aim is to inform policy development and reduce drug-related risk.

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www.eatwell.gov.uk – Eatwell is the Food Standards Agency’s consumer advice and information site. It is packed with reliable and practical advice about healthy eating, understanding food labels and how what we eat can affect our health.

www.elitesupportedemployment.co.uk – ELITE Supported Employment Agency Ltd is a voluntary organisation, which enables individuals with disabilities to access and maintain paid employment via a tested system of support and training.

www.earlyyearsrct.co.uk/ – A Website for patients, carers, children and childcare professionals packed with information on a variety of services such as childcare, funding support, parenting support and early years education services to support young children and their parents in the RCT area.

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www.forestry.gov.uk/wales – The Forestry commission provides information about and places to go and about activities such as mountain biking, walking and horse riding.

www.funkydragon.org – Funky Dragon – the Children and Young People’s Assembly for Wales – is a peer-led organisation. Our aim is to give 0 – 25 year olds the opportunity to get their voices heard on issues that affect them.

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www.gofalcymru.org.uk – Gofal is a registered mental health charity and not for profit organisation which has been established in Wales for 16 years.

www.getselfhelp.co.uk.The website has Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) based self-help resources, and includes a self help course which is offered via web pages. There are many other free downloadable resources such as self help information Leaflets, Booklets, CBT tools and resources for therapists too.

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www.hafal.org – Wales’ leading charity for people with severe mental illness and their carers.

www.healthcarea2z.org – Healthcare A2Z is a collaborative working organisation that brings together healthcare practitioners, educationalists and communication specialists to deliver a range of professional services.

www.helpfordepression.com – Help for Depression (helpfordepression.com)provides a very comprehensive explanation of the various approaches and treatments for depression as a critical starting point for individuals and/or their loved ones.

www.wales.gov.uk/hcwsubsite/healthchallenge/?lang=en – Health Challenge Wales is the national focus of efforts to improve health and well-being. It recognises that a wide range of factors – economic, social and environmental – have an impact on health, so that action in all these areas can help create a healthier nation.

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www.kidscape.co.uk – Kidscape is committed to keeping children safe from abuse. Kidscape is the first charity in the UK established specifically to prevent bullying and child sexual abuse.

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www.mdfwales.org.uk – MDF The BiPolar Organisation is a user led charity working to enable people affected by Bipolar disorder / manic depression to take control of their lives.

www.mentalhealth.org.uk – Founded in 1949, the Mental Health Foundation is a leading UK charity that provides information, carries out research, campaigns and works to improve services for anyone affected by mental health problems, whatever their age and wherever they live.

www.mentalhealthcare.org.uk – This web site is aimed at anyone providing support to someone experiencing mental illness. It contains information about mental health and mental illness, research findings from the Institute of Psychiatry and South London and Maudsley Trust.

Mental-Health.me.uk website is a link database where you can find mental health related booklets and factsheets gathered in one place under one www address.

www.mentalhealthwales.net – The aim of this site is to offer a set of useful links together with a library of information for mental health professionals, clinicians, individuals living with mental illness, families and carers.

www.mhf.org.uk – Founded in 1949, the Mental Health Foundation is a leading UK charity that provides information, carries out research, campaigns and works to improve services for anyone affected by mental health problems, whatever their age and wherever they live.

www.mind.org.uk – Mind is the leading mental health charity in England and Wales.

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www.newhorizons-mentalhealth.co.uk – New Horizons is a Mental Health Wellbeing and Resource Centre. With 6 locations in and around RCT, New Horizons offers a place to chat and meet new friends, along with a range of sporting, leisure and social activities. Self development training and courses. A Vast range of volunteering opportunities and access to youth councelling, housing and wellfare services.

www.nhsdirect.wales.nhs.uk – The NHS Direct Wales website contains a wide range of health information including details of dentists, pharmacies, sexual health clinics and support groups in your area as well an A-Z encyclopaedia of health. You can also send a question about your health to our online enquiry service.

www.niamh.co.uk – Mental Health Northern Ireland – Provides a range of services for those with mental health needs including housing schemes, a variety of day care provision and advocacy. We also provide an important service for the corporate sector – Carecall – which provides counselling, training and consultancy for employers on mental health in the workplace.

www.nopanic.org.uk – No Panic aims are to aid the relief and rehabilitation of those people suffering from Panic Attacks, Phobias, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders, other related Anxiety Disorders, including Tranquilliser Withdrawal, and to provide support to sufferers and their families and or carers.

www.nutrition.org.uk – The British Nutrition Foundation site provides healthy eating information, resources for schools, news items, recipes and details of the work they undertake around the UK/EU.

If you are looking for a knowledgeable, trustworthy nutritionist to help you make positive changes to your diet, then Nutritionist Resource is the perfect place to begin your search.

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www.o2.co.uk/parents – Today, kids and teenagers tend to know more about mobiles, the internet and social media than adults.That’s why o2 have written this guide. It’s to help adults understand what kids really do on their mobiles and the internet. And it’s also to help you talk to your kids openly about the risks, so they know how to protect themselves.

www.ocduk.org – OCD-UK is the leading charity for people who are affected by Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). We aim to bring the facts about OCD to the general public and within the medical community and to support those who suffer from this anxiety disorder.

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www.pacehealth.org.uk – PACE is London’s leading charity promoting the mental health and emotional wellbeing of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

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www.rethink.org – Rethink, the leading national mental health membership charity, works to help everyone affected by severe mental illness recover a better quality of life.

www.rethinkcarers.org – Rethink, the leading national mental health membership charity, works to help everyone affected by severe mental illness recover a better quality of life.

www.refuge.org.uk – Every woman and child experiencing domestic violence has different needs – there is no single package of services to meet those needs, no ‘one size fits all’. Instead Refuge offers a range of services which increases women’s choices and gives them access to professional support whatever their situation.

The Carers Support Project provides support, counselling and information for people caring for others. It operates a freephone CarersLine (0808 100 1801) and also a carers telephone counselling service. The project also produces a Carers Pack, quarterly newsletters, pamper days, workshops and trips, all of which are free to carers in Rhondda Cynon Taf.

www.riseandrecovery.com – We are a recovery support community, supporting people of all ages, who are dealing with mental health issues, are abuse/ rape and bullying survivors. We have information about different mental disorders, treatments available, types of abuse/rape and bullying, self help guides to help aid in your recovery. All articles, self help guides are personally written by members of the forums who wish to help others recover the way they have.

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www.salt.gov.uk – Created by the Food Standards Agency to support its salt campaign. The aim of the campaign is to reduce the amount of salt eaten by people in the UK.

www.sane.org.uk – SANE is one of the UK’s leading charities concerned with improving the lives of everyone affected by mental illness.

www.scmh.org.uk – The Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health work to improve the quality of life for people with mental health problems by influencing policy and practice in mental health and related services. SCMH now focuses on criminal justice and employment, with supporting work on broader mental health and public policy. SCMH do this through project work, research, publications and events.

www.shift.org.uk – Shift is a five year initiative (2004-2009) in England to tackle stigma and discrimination surrounding mental health issues.

www.sports-council-wales.co.uk – The Sports Council for Wales is the national organisation responsible for developing and promoting sport and recreation. It was set up in 1972 and is the main advisor to the Welsh Assembly Government on all sporting matters.

www.steady.org.uk – STEADY is a Self Management Training Programme for young people with the mental health diagnosis of bipolar disorder (manic depression) or extreme mood swings. The Steady project is run in the UK by the MDF The Bipolar Organisation and has been sponsored by The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund and Comic Relief among others.

www.stigma.org – Stigma.org is dedicated to fighting stigma and discrimination in every aspect of life so that individuals have an opportunity to enjoy their rightful place in society.

www.stub.org.uk – This site will not lecture you on the dangers of smoking. It will encourage you to quit by telling you what you need to know and offer tips and support to make quitting easier.

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www.TheresaCampbell.co.uk – Stress related sickness is widely reported to be a major cause of absence for UK businesses. Theresa Campbell is a Stress Management Consultant & Complementary Therapist. Discover new ways of dealing with stress through complementary therapy and aromatherapy with Theresa’s expert help.

www.thetherapywebsite.co.uk – The Therapy Website grew out of a wish to make the idea of therapy less intimidating. Many people are curious about therapy but feel shy about actually trying it out. Some fear that, if they go underneath the surface, they’ll find things they don’t like. Many can spend years feeling unhappy, or not as happy as they want to be, and come to feel that this is the only way to live.This website recognises that we can be cautious around making major changes in our lives. It provides lots of information, and also some ways of feeling support, while you think about what might be the best way forward for you.

www.time-to-change.org.uk – Time to Change is England’s most ambitious programme to end discrimination faced by people who experience mental health problems.The vision: To make lives better for everyone by ending mental health discrimination.

The mission: To inspire people to work together to end the discrimination surrounding mental health.

www.together-uk.org – Together is a leading national charity working for wellbeing: that means we support people with mental health needs to get what they want from life and to feel happier. We do this by running a range of mental health services across the country, campaigning and doing research and educating local communities about their own mental health needs.

www.toogoodtowaste.co.uk – toogoodtowaste operates throughout the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, by selling donated furniture from its CHARITY SHOPS back into the community at affordable prices and in case of hardship sometimes furniture is given away for free.

We sell a variety of used good-conditioned items. From beds and sofas to decorative pieces and televisions . All income that’s generated is used to support, maintain and develop our charitable services and goals. This includes creating local employment; supporting volunteering and training and helping tackle poverty and disadvantage.

www.tyddynbachtrust.org.uk – Since opening its doors in 1997 T.B.T has provided home from home respite care and support to over 2000 individuals, dedicating itself to offering a quality service, whereby each and every person is respected as an individual and given the space and time that they deserve, with a flexible friendly and laid back approach.

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www.urbanwalks.co.uk – Urbanwalks is a simple but effective concept designed to help people be more habitually active in their everyday local environments.

www.undiagnosedillness.org – Do you have an undiagnosed illness. Join my undiagnosed forum, share your personal stories and experiences. Read my personal story of living with an undiagnosed illness.

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www.wlbinwales.org.uk – The Work-Life Balance Initiative complements the National Assembly’s own core values of promoting social inclusion, equality of opportunity and economic development for the people of Wales

www.ww2h.org.uk – Walking the Way to Health aims to improve people’s health and well being by promoting regular brisk walking.

www.womensaid.org – Women’s Aid is a voluntary organisation which provides support and information to women and their children who are being physically, emotionally and sexually abused in their own homes.